The politics in Gill, ND are shaped by its small population of just over 1,000 people. The city is part of the larger county and has representation in the local government. In 2018, 4 local candidates ran for office: a mayor, two council members, and a treasurer. Each candidate ran on a platform to improve the quality of life for residents of Gill, ND and to make sure that everyone in town was heard. The election saw two incumbents successfully hold their seats while two new candidates were elected as well. All four candidates vowed to work together to ensure that Gill's citizens had access to the best resources available and that their voices were heard in all decisions made by their local representatives.
The political climate in Gill, ND is moderately conservative.
Cass County, ND is leaning conservative. In Cass County, ND 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained Republican, 49.5% to 46.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gill, ND is moderately conservative.
Cass County, North Dakota is leaning conservative.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning conservative.
North Dakota is very conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Gill, North Dakota: R R d r R r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Gill, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $6,537 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $385 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)